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MILLE, Hugh, of Harescombe, Glos. and Bristol and London.

Family and Education
yr. s. of Thomas Mille*. Trans. Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. x. 128-9. ?; educ. I. Temple. Suggested by J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xviii), ii. 1099. m. bef. 1453, Margaret, wid. of Henry Stanshawe of Stanshawe’s Court, Glos., 2s. Bodl. Rawlinson mss, B.429, ff. 6v-7 has his w. as née Pavy, which might indicate that she was related to William Pavy* of Bristol.
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Alnager, Glos. 15 Oct. 1453–1 July 1456. CFR, xix. 61, 143.

J.p.q. Glos. 16 Nov. 1456 – Mar. 1458.

Commr. of array, Glos. Dec. 1459; oyer and terminer, Mdx. Nov. 1464.

[Collector of customs and subsidies, Great Yarmouth 18 Sept. 1470–3 June 1471. CFR, xx. 262–4. He never accounted for the office: E356/21, rot. 55d; 22, rot. 23.]

Main residences: Harescombe, Glos.; Bristol; London.
Moll, Mull, Mulle
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Commons 1422-1461
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MILLE, Edmund (d.1452), of Mundham and Pulborough, Suss.

Family and Education
s. and h. of John atte Mille of Petworth, Suss.; W. Suss. RO, Add. mss, 12318-19. er. bro. of Edward*. educ. G. Inn. m. Maud (d.?1472), 2s. 2da.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Suss. 1433, 1447, 1449 (Feb.).

Steward of Arundel coll. Suss. 1429 – 36, the Suss. estates of the bp. of London 1436–7, J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xviii), ii. 1098–9. of John, Lord Fanhope, Mich. 1436–43, Syon abbey 1444–d. SC6/1036/15, 16; 1037/1, 3, 5–7, 9.

Commr. to assess a tax, Suss. Apr. 1431, Aug. 1450; distribute tax allowances May 1437, Mar. 1442; of inquiry June 1438 (smuggling), Surr., Suss. Feb. 1448 (concealments), Suss. May 1451 (treasons and felonies); gaol delivery, Battle July 1440; C66/447, m. 23d. to treat for loans, Suss. Nov. 1440, Mar., May, Aug. 1442, June 1446, Sept. 1449; of sewers Nov. 1442, Dec. 1443; to take an assize of novel disseisin July 1446; C66/462, m. 5d. raise money for an army to relieve Calais, Surr., Suss. Feb. 1452.

J.p. Suss. 8 July 1437 – Mar. 1439, q. 20 Mar. 1439 – d.

Main residences: Mundham; Pulborough, Suss.
Melle, Mulle, Mylle
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Commons 1422-1461
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MILFORD, William II, of London and South Tawton, Devon.

Family and Education
s. and h. of William Milford I*. CP40/852, rot. 460d.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Mdx. 1478.

Escheator, Devon and Cornw. 6 Nov. 1454 – 4 Nov. 1455.

Under sheriff, Mdx. 1458–9. KB9/291/8, 13, 51; KB145/7/1.

Controller of customs, Exeter and Dartmouth 31 July-28 Oct. 1460. CPR, 1452–61, pp. 589, 635; E122/40/35.

Commr. of inquiry, Berks., Cornw., Devon, Som. Aug. 1467 (estates of Thomas Butler, later earl of Ormond), Mdx. Oct. 1470 (felonies).

Main residences: London; South Tawton, Devon.
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MILFORD, William I, of Wickington (in South Tawton) and Totnes, Devon.

Family and Education
m. Juliana, 1s. William II*. CP40/852, rot. 460d.
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Main residences: Wickington (in South Tawton); Totnes, Devon.
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MILES, William, of Worcester.

Family and Education
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Worcs. 1410, 1421 (May), 1425, 1429, Combined returns for Worcs. and Worcester. Worcester 1442.

Bailiff, Worcester Mich. 1426–7, 1431 – 32; alderman by 1433. Worcester Chs. (Worcs. Hist. Soc. 1909), 162, 194; W.R. Williams, Parlty. Hist. Worcs. 88.

Main residence: Worcester.
Mills, Myle, Myles, Mylys
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MILBORNE, Richard (d.1451), of Laverstock, Wilts.

Family and Education
bro. and h. of John Milborne of Kingston-upon-Thames, Surr. m. by 1398, Mary, 1s. Dist. 1439.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Wilts. 1420, 1421 (Dec.), 1426, 1429, 1431, 1432, 1433, 1435, 1442, 1447, 1449 (Feb.), 1450.

Tax collector, Som. Dec. 1407.

Steward, estates of Sir Walter Hungerford†, Long Hungerford, inWilts. ? by May 1421, Mich. 1436–7. SC6/1054/3. He was not steward in 1429–31: SC6/1054/1, 2.

Verderer, Clarendon forest, Wilts. c. 1422 – May 1434, Grovely forest 12 Jan. 1423 – June 1440.

Commr. Poole, Wilts. Aug. 1426 – Sept. 1450; of gaol delivery, Old Sarum castle Mar. 1450. C66/470, m. 3d.

Escheator, Som. and Dorset 4 Nov. 1428 – 12 Feb. 1430.

Main residence: Laverstock, Wilts.
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MIDDLETON, Thomas (d.1471), of Walton Deyville, Warws.

Family and Education
yr. s. of Sir John Middleton*; bro. of Richard Middleton†. m. by July 1437, Elizabeth (d. 25 Oct. 1490), da. of Sir Thomas Wykeham*, Armorial evidence proves her parentage. In Dugdale’s time, the windows of Wellesbourne church bore the arms of Wykeham impaling those of our MP, that is, the arms of the Middletons of Belsay (quarterly gules and or, a cross patonce argent in the first quarter) with a label of three points for a difference: W. Dugdale, Warws. i. 574. wid. of Sir Thomas Strange† (d.1436) of Walton Deyville and Walton Mauduit, Warws., 1s. Dist. 1465.
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Dep. sheriff, Worcs. (by appointment of Richard Neville, earl of Warwick), 1465 – 66.

Main residence: Walton Deyville, Warws.
Medylton, Middeltonx, Middelton, Myddelton, Myddilton
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MIDDLETON, Sir John (c.1373-1441), of Belsay, Northumb.

Family and Education
b. c.1373, s. and h. of Sir John Middleton (d.1396) of East Swinburn, Northumb. by Christine (d.1422), da. and coh. of Elizabeth Acton of Jesmond, Northumb. m. by Oct. 1409, Joan (d. 17 Mar. 1450), da. and coh. of Sir Clement Skelton† of Stainton, Cumb., and wid. of John Blennerhasset (d. by 1409) of Carlisle, Cumb., 4s. inc. Thomas* and Richard†. Kntd. by 17 Feb. 1405. DL42/16, f. 31.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Northumb. 1407, 1420, 1423, 1425, 1427.

Commr. Northumb., Yorks. (W. Riding) July 1410-c.1431; of gaol delivery, the bp. of Durham’s liberty of Norhamshire and Islandshire Sept. 1431; inquiry Sept. 1431 (concealments). DURH3/36, mm. 4, 5. In the earlier biography the MP is wrongly identified as a subsidy collector in Westmld. in 1428: CFR, xv. 217.

J.p. Northumb. 12 Feb. 1422 – 20 July 1424, Westmld. 7 July 1423 – 20 July 1424, Norhamshire and Islandshire 1 Sept. 1431 – d.

Escheator, Northumb. 6 Nov. 1424 – 24 Jan. 1426.

Conservator of a truce with Scotland 12 July 1429.

Justice of assize, Norhamshire and Islandshire 1 Sept. 1431–d. DURH3/36, m. 5.

Main residence: Belsay, Northumb.
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